There are a lot of people visiting the US for the first time for the world cup

I made ranch for the first time today. A lot of buttermilk and sour cream and cream cheese

And we're smack dab between 2 places known for slow cooking in fat. Ffs we got heavy French plus a harsh winter to the north, and mfers who bury half a pig for a day in hot coals to the south!

Don't be sorry, it is gross.

Homemade ranch with fresh herbs, garlic, buttermilk and fish sauce is amazing.

there's no need to be sorry for stating relevant facts

and I want to point out that I fucking love mayonnaise. but ranch is gross.

MSG IS NEVER OPTIONAL!!!

One potential problem: I don’t know how it is in the rest of Europe, but in France basically all mayonnaise includes Dijon mustard, so you can’t just use it straight in an American recipe. I did usually see at least one brand labeled “American mayonnaise” that did not include mustard, but people would need to be aware of the difference.

I’d be curious to know if mayonnaise more or less always included mustard and it was for some reason stripped out of the recipe that made its way to the US (my guess would be the British having some role), or if mustard was a later addition to the French recipe after it had already crossed the Atlantic.

Lower the salt and add a bit of white pepper.

If not tangy enough, add a (very small) pinch of citric acid.

A friend from Australia was visiting me in LA and wanted all the California stereotypical food throughout the week. The only thing that surpassed all expectations was an al pastor burrito from a local mom and pop shop.

He's from Germany. 

Anything less bland than an American chain might kill him.

The whole point is we have authentic food from most countries available to us in Europe. Immigrants and cultures mixing is not unique to the US. What we don't have is all the big chain fast food that we see on tv, but have never tasted. We get excited because we get to try "authentic american" fast food.

Raising Cane's

Ugh. even within the limited circle of fast-food and fast-casual chicken finger franchises, Cane's is bland nonsense. Fried chicken as interpreted by a Star Trek replicator, and not one from the Enterprise, but the Cerritos.

I don't like either. Blue cheese itself is rather hit-or-miss for me (I think I may also be mildly allergic). The ingredients that go into ranch I mostly like. I think it boils down to not liking US mayo; I thought I hated all mayo until I had Japanese.

There's lots of different kinds, but there isn't a bottled ranch that isn't trash imo. So if most of what you've tried is bottled/pre-packaged then i get it. And yes, many times ranch has dill in it but not always. Typically the store bought ones rely mostly on parsley/onion for flavor.